Atraumatic Technique for Removal of Broken Root Tips of Maxillary Posterior Teeth with Endodontic K File - A Technical Consideration

Abstract

Background: Extraction of tooth often feels tricky situation for dental surgeon specially root gets fracture of maxillary posterior teeth. Maxillary premolars are often gets fracture while extracting for orthodontic treatment. Method: In such cases complete extraction without damaging alveolar bone is necessary. Various methods are described in literature are appreciated but we require much quicker, less invasive method which here the attempt is made with the help of K file. Results: This technique was implemented in 17 cases with successfully retrieval among 13 (76.5%) cases with average time for retrieval 4 minutes. Conclusions: A simple and very effective method using K file for retrieving broken root tip of maxillary teeth with minimal collateral damage to the surrounding structures. Keywords: Maxillary premolars; Fracture root tip; K- file;